I agree! I’m actually kind of into the lower user count. I don’t really want an experience so intuitive that everyone with a Facebook account can join. I liked Reddit when it was a little less mainstream. It feels more like the old days over here!

We deal with that in Reddit too though. I see your point but if people are subscribing based on user count then eventually the best community will win I guess?

I’ve been an avid redditor since 2010ish. I’ve seen many evolutions of Reddit, third party apps, and many plans to defect. This is my first time defecting though. The official apps and desktop are QUITE far removed from the initial user experience that most of us old-blood had. I think Reddit will survive but I expect them to target gen-pop as opposed to more tech advanced crowd from here on out. Basically a bunch of normie bullshit will flood the site and it won’t be worth sticking around for anyway.